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  • Mr. Enrico Letta at the Forum Europa
    Letta says EU's biggest demographic challenge is being able to integrate immigrants

    The President of the Jacques Delors Institute and former Prime Minister of Italy, Enrico Letta, said on Wednesday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that “the most important demographic challenge today is related to the ability to integrate immigrants”.

    During an informative meeting organised by the New Economy Forum in the EU capital, Letta answered a question about what policies the European Union should adopt in the face of the demographic problem and the aging of the workforce.

    Letta admitted that it is a complicated issue, but considered that the single market can offer some solutions to this challenge.

    Some solutions, he said, involve the 27 working together to study what they can do in matters such as social affairs, the welfare state or opportunities in terms of mobility, among other issues.

  • Letta hopes Trump does not return to the White House because "it will be worse" than in his first term

    The President of the Jacques Delors Institute and former Prime Minister of Italy, Enrico Letta, said this Wednesday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that he "firmly" hopes that Donald Trump does not become president of the United States again after the elections on 5 November.

    During an informative meeting organised by the New Economy Forum in the EU capital, Letta expressed concern about the possible return of the Republican candidate Donald Trump to the White House, if he defeats his rival Kamala Harris at the polls.

    Letta said that he “firmly hopes that Trump will not be the next president of the United States, but if he is, we have to be prepared”.

    He added that “I think that the second Trump, I fear, will not be the first, he will be worse than the first, for many reasons”.

  • Letta calls for integration of banking, energy and telecoms in the EU to compete in the global market

    The President of the Jacques Delors Institute and former Prime Minister of Italy, Enrico Letta, said this Wednesday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that the European Union must seek the integration of telecommunications, energy, banking and financial services companies in order to compete in the global market.

    Letta said this at an informative meeting organised by the New Economy Forum in the capital of the EU, during which he also pointed out that the latest results of the Austrian elections, with the victory of the extreme right, “and other important signals that we are receiving” indicate that Europe “is plunged into political chaos everywhere”.

  • Mr. Fredrik Persson, President of BusinessEurope, speaking at Forum Europa
    BusinessEurope urges Brussels to implement the recommendations of the Draghi report

    The President of BusinessEurope, Frederik Persson, said this Thursday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that it is urgent that the European Commission implement the recommendations included in the report prepared by Mario Draghi to improve the competitiveness of the continent.

    At this event organized by New Economy Forum in the European capital, Persson valued that the 200 suggestions of the report "go in the right direction to overcome the situation we are in”.

    Along these lines, he valued that unlike a few years ago "now everyone talks about competitiveness, the question is, of course, that we recognise the problem". Therefore, he valued that "the President of the Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, says that it is at the top of our agenda and at the center of our action”.

  • Mr. Fredrik Persson, President of BusinessEurope, speaking at Forum Europa
    BusinessEurope criticises the questioning of tariffs on Chinese cars

    The President of the European employers' association BusinessEurope, Fredrik Persson, criticised this Thursday from the Forum Europa in Brussels those asking the European Commission to reconsider the application of tariffs on vehicles manufactured in China that arrive on the continent.

    "I think there will always be tensions in this type of situation," said Persson at this event organised by New Economy Forum in the community capital, where he reminded those who are critical of tariffs that "it was the choice”. “It is a European project, a European project that has pros and cons".

    The head of the European employers' association maintains that Europe has no other option because "together we are stronger."